The Amateur (1981)

Taglines:

In a world of professional assassins, there's no room for an amateur. See more »

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1982 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

L'homme de Prague See more »

Filming Locations:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA See more »

Budget:

$CAD10,600,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$6,892,098 (USA)

Production Co:

Balkan Productions, Tiberius Film Productions See more »

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Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Trivia

This movie was nominated for 10 Genies (Canadian Academy Awards) including Best Picture but failed to win one award. See more »

Quotes

Kaplan: I lost my first wife, my first family. Two beautiful little girls. In the war, in the camps. I thought for a long time the loss would kill me but, I survived.
Charles Heller: How?
Kaplan: By creating a ritual to keep me alive. To survive the death of people close to you, you need a ritual. A ritual for revenge is what I made. I thought about it and planned it every waking moment. When I got out I spent three years tracking down the doctor who sent them to the camps.
Charles Heller: Did you fing him?
Kaplan: I found him, yes.
Charles Heller: What did... what did you do?
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